Born in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Dillard
and Ruth (Vaughan) Dillard
Sister of
Thomas Dillard, Sarah (Dillard) Davis, John Dillard Jr., William F Dillard, Elizabeth (Dillard) Dryman, James Dillard and Sophia (Dillard) Elkins
Wife of
Obediah Terry Dickerson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
William Terry Dickerson, Ruth (Dickerson) Hopper, Patience Marie (Dickerson) Allen, Cynthia (Dickerson) Welborn, Mary Adeline (Dickerson) Keener, Elizabeth Elvira (Dickerson) Ritchie and Nancy Caroline (Dickerson) Powell
Died
at age 86
in Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, United States
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Biography
Mary (Dillard) Dickerson lived in Appalachia, in Georgia.
Mary Rebecca "Ruth" "Polly" Dillard,[1] daughter of John Dillard and Ruth (Vaughn) Dillard, was born in Nov. 1786 in North Carolina.[2]
Note: "When John Dillard came to Rabun County around 1820, only his wife, his son, James, and his daughter, Mary Rebecca Dickerson, accompanied him."[3]
She married Obediah Terry Dickerson, who was a surveyor who came to the Georgia wilderness early on and helped lay out lots for the county and the town of Clayton.
Mary died in Aug. 1873 in Rabun County, Georgia and was buried at Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia. Her memorial has photos and links to those of family members.
Birth
NOV 1786, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Death
- Date: 1 AUG 1873, Dillard, Rabun, Georgia, United States
Memorial
Mary Rebecca "Polly" Dillard Dickerson. An excellent memorial stone image is included. She shares her memorial stone with her husband. Burial is at the Head of Tennessee Baptist Church Cemetery, Dillard, Rabun County, Georgia, USA.
Created by: Beth Ivie-Allen (Credit), Record added: Jul 05, 2009 Find A Grave: Memorial #39120866
Sources
- ↑ Ritchie's book.Sketches of Rabun County history : 1819-1948, p.159, by Ritchie, Andrew Jackson, Rabun County Georgia, 1998 (1948).[1]
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #39120866 Mary Rebecca “Polly” Dillard Dickerson
- ↑ The Children of John Dillard, p. 5, by Howard V. Jones, from the DILLARD ANNUAL, Vol. 1, Jan., 1992. [2]
See Also
- GEDCOM JDS_09_17_10.ged, English, Elaine Randal, Letter, Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: #N154 Record ID Number: MH:SC16 Page: Ancestry Family [3] This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
- Pedigree References: https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/mary-rebecca-dillard_21909416 :http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/o/a/Karen-Ruth-Boatsman-Spokane/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0830.html
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Daniel Gaines for creating WikiTree profile Dillard-483 through the import of Gaines Family Tree.ged on Aug 18, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Daniel and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~6.25%
Otha Vaughan Jr
:
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #130234
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~3.12%
Clara (Dove) Wallace :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NY3580927 [compare], Ancestry member cm_dove
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~1.56%
John Kidd :
23andMe, GEDmatch YE1259909 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YE1259909 [compare], FTDNA kit #252954
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~0.78%
Mags Gaulden :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member M_Gaulden
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UZ4085854 [compare], FTDNA kit #340555
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Robert Alvey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KR2373211 [compare], Ancestry member robertjalvey
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~0.78%
Anonymous (Ford) Stark :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch FU9582589 [compare], yourDNAportal SUS1516727c
Rejected matches › Mary Ida (Dillard) Featherston (1856-1938)
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